Novice spear-fisherman Dean Brougham had just got into the water off the coast of South Australia on November 9, 2009 - when he felt something tugging at his leg. At first the 24-year-old gardener thought it was one of his mates having a laugh as they enjoyed a dip in the ocean under the warm Spring sunshine. But when Mr Brougham turned around he saw what every ocean dweller … [Read more...]
Shark Bites Fisherman, Drinks His Beer, Crashes His Boat
CROKER ISLAND, AUSTRALIA A fisherman has endured a bite from a shark he was trying to free from a net - then a 20-hour dash to medical help, only for the trawler he was on to run aground within "spitting distance" of shore. Holding his bloodied, bandaged hand, prawn trawler crewman Quentin Gorrell had to be taken ashore in a police dinghy before going to Royal Darwin … [Read more...]